The best wardrobe solution for a loft bedroom is usually a combination rather than a single unit: low drawers or pull out storage in the shallow eaves, and hanging space under the tallest section of the roof where the ceiling allows a rail at full height. Loft rooms rarely have a wall that suits a standard wardrobe, so the storage has to follow the roof line rather than fight it.<\/p>\n
The constraint that governs everything is head height. A hanging rail for long garments needs around 1.6m of clear height beneath it, and short hanging needs about 1.1m. Measure the height at several points across the room before choosing anything, because those two numbers will decide where each type of storage can go.<\/p>\n
The triangular space where the roof meets the floor is too low for clothes on hangers but excellent for drawers. A low chest pushed into the eaves uses depth that would otherwise be sealed off, and the sloping ceiling above it is irrelevant when you pull a drawer forwards rather than opening a door upwards.<\/p>\n
Look for units under 800mm tall. Our modern chest of drawers UK sale<\/a> range includes low, wide designs that suit this position and keep the top surface usable.<\/p>\n The highest point of a loft room runs along the ridge, usually down the centre. If the layout allows, place the wardrobe or rail along that line rather than against the outer walls. It is the only part of the room where a full height unit stands without cutting into the roof slope.<\/p>\n Where the wardrobe would then project into the room, use its back as a headboard or a divider so it earns the position.<\/p>\n Most loft conversions have one or two vertical gable walls at the ends of the room. These are the only full height walls available, and they usually hold the window, the door or both.<\/p>\n Where a section of gable wall remains clear, even 500mm of it, a slim wardrobe will fit and give proper long hanging. It is worth measuring these returns carefully, since they are often just wide enough.<\/p>\n Many loft conversions have a dwarf wall, typically between 900mm and 1.2m tall, where the roof slope meets the floor. Furniture sized to sit exactly against this wall looks built in without being built in.<\/p>\n Match the unit height to the wall height and the top surface runs continuously from furniture to wall, which reads as intentional and gives a long shelf for lamps and books.<\/p>\n Where the ceiling height falls between roughly 1.1m and 1.4m, a pull out rail that extends into the room lets you hang shirts and folded trousers in a space too low for a conventional wardrobe. You stand outside the low zone and bring the clothes to you.<\/p>\n Loft stairs usually arrive into the room with an awkward pocket of space alongside or behind the head of the flight. A narrow unit or a set of open shelves fits there and takes shoes, bags or folded items.<\/p>\n Check the building regulation head height clearance around the stair opening before placing anything, and never obstruct the escape route from a loft room.<\/p>\n A simple wall mounted rail fixed to the underside of the roof slope, with the garment length matched to the falling ceiling, uses a zone most people write off. Hang long items at the tall end and short items where the ceiling drops.<\/p>\n Fix into the rafters rather than the plasterboard between them. A loaded rail needs a solid timber fixing.<\/p>\n Loft rooms are often narrow, and a hinged wardrobe door needs its own width in clear floor. Sliding doors remove that requirement, letting you place a bed or a chair much closer to the unit.<\/p>\n Sliding systems also suit the long low runs that loft rooms tend to produce. The modern sliding wardrobes UK<\/a> range includes widths that work along a dwarf wall or a gable end.<\/p>\n Loft bedrooms frequently rely on a single roof window, and light falls unevenly. A mirrored wardrobe door or a large mirror positioned to catch the roof light will spread daylight into the darker corners of the room.<\/p>\n Angle matters more than size here. A mirror opposite or adjacent to the window works; one on the same wall as the window does very little.<\/p>\n In the tightest sections, even a sliding door may not work. Open shelving needs no clearance at all and can be built to follow the exact roof angle, stepping down as the ceiling drops.<\/p>\n Keep the contents uniform with matching boxes or baskets, since open storage in a small room shows disorder quickly. Options in our modern shelving units UK sale<\/a> range include low, wide designs that suit a slope.<\/p>\n Behind the dwarf wall there is usually an accessible void running the length of the room. Many conversions include a small hatch into it. This space is not suitable for anything you need regularly, and it can be cold, but it takes suitcases and boxed seasonal items well.<\/p>\n Use rigid boxes rather than bags, and keep anything vulnerable to damp out of it unless the void is insulated and ventilated.<\/p>\n The most useful decision in a loft bedroom is often the one that adds no storage at all. Leaving one wall or one section of floor empty stops a low ceilinged room feeling enclosed, and it gives you somewhere to stand upright and get dressed comfortably.<\/p>\n2. Put the Hanging Rail Under the Ridge<\/h3>\n
3. Choose a Slim Unit for the Gable Wall<\/h3>\n
4. Build Storage Into the Dwarf Wall<\/h3>\n
5. Add a Pull Out Rail in the Shallow Section<\/h3>\n
6. Use the Space Behind the Stairs<\/h3>\n
7. Hang a Rail Directly Under the Slope<\/h3>\n
8. Choose Sliding Doors Over Hinged Ones<\/h3>\n
9. Add a Mirror to Borrow Light<\/h3>\n
10. Use Open Shelving Where a Door Will Not Clear<\/h3>\n
11. Store Out of Season Items in the Roof Void<\/h3>\n
12. Keep One Wall Completely Clear<\/h3>\n